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Iraqi Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsNaft Al-Wasat
(1st title)
AFC CupNaft Al-Wasat
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Top goalscorerMarwan Hussein
(15 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Talaba 5–0 Al-Najaf
(24 December 2014)
Biggest away winAl-Zawraa 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(28 November 2014)
Highest scoringMasafi Al-Wasat 4–2 Al-Zawraa
(5 October 2014)
Masafi Al-Wasat 2–4 Al-Karkh
(10 October 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Al-Shorta
(3 February 2015 - 19 February 2015)
Al-Zawraa
(26 December 2014 - 28 February 2015)
Naft Al-Junoob
(7 December 2014 - 14 February 2015)
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Al-Shorta
(19 October 2014 - 16 June 2015)
Longest losing run4 games
Al-Talaba
(1 March 2015 - 11 April 2015)

The 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The league was played in a group stage format for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

Newly promoted side Naft Al-Wasat, founded in 2008, won the league in their first ever season in the top-flight, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the final 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Al-Shorta secured the third place position and Al-Minaa finished in fourth.[1]

Name changes

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 18 9 6 3 20 10 +10 33 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Zawraa 18 10 3 5 21 16 +5 33
3 Naft Al-Junoob 18 9 3 6 20 17 +3 30
4 Naft Al-Wasat 18 8 4 6 16 12 +4 28
5 Al-Karkh 18 7 5 6 20 18 +2 26
6 Erbil 18 5 10 3 21 17 +4 25
7 Zakho 18 5 5 8 14 22 −8 20
8 Karbalaa 18 4 7 7 12 18 −6 19
9 Al-Kahrabaa 18 4 4 10 18 23 −5 16
10 Masafi Al-Wasat 18 3 5 10 16 25 −9 14 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away KAH KAR QWJ ZWR ERB KRB MAS NFJ NFW ZAK
Al-Kahrabaa 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Karkh 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–3[a] 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Al-Zawraa 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0
Erbil 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–1
Karbalaa 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Masafi Al-Wasat 1–1 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
Naft Al-Junoob 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Naft Al-Wasat 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Zakho 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya–Al-Kahrabaa match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Kahrabaa after the game had originally ended 1–1.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta 16 12 4 0 32 7 +25 40 Qualified to Elite Stage
2 Al-Minaa 16 7 4 5 22 18 +4 25
3 Amanat Baghdad 16 6 6 4 19 16 +3 24
4 Duhok 16 5 6 5 18 21 −3 21
5 Al-Talaba 16 4 5 7 18 18 0 17
6 Naft Maysan 16 3 8 5 14 20 −6 17
7 Al-Hudood 16 3 7 6 14 21 −7 16
8 Al-Naft 16 3 6 7 15 21 −6 15
9 Al-Najaf 16 3 6 7 10 20 −10 15
10 Al-Sulaymaniya[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Iraq Division One
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Results

Home \ Away HUD MIN NFT NJF SHR SUL TLB AMN DUH NFM
Al-Hudood 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 –[a] 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0
Al-Minaa 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Al-Naft 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–2
Al-Najaf 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Shorta 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0[b] 3–0
Al-Sulaymaniya[c] –[a] –[a]
Al-Talaba 2–1 0–2 2–3 5–0 1–2 –[a] 1–1 0–0 2–1
Amanat Baghdad 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1
Duhok 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Naft Maysan 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–2
Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Al-Sulaymaniya's results against Al-Talaba (1–0 loss), Duhok (1–0 loss), Al-Hudood (2–0 loss) and Al-Naft (2–1 win but later changed to a 3–0 loss) were annulled after their withdrawal from the league.
  2. ^ The Al-Shorta–Duhok match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Duhok did not turn up for the game.
  3. ^ Al-Sulaymaniya withdrew from the league after four matches, with their results being annulled.

Elite stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NFW SHR AMN ZWR
1 Naft Al-Wasat 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Qualified to Final 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Al-Shorta 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 Qualified to Third place match 0–2 0–0 4–1
3 Amanat Baghdad 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 1–1 0–1 1–0
4 Al-Zawraa 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2 1–1 1–4 1–1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QWJ MIN NFJ DUH
1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 4 0 4 1 +3 10 Qualified to Final 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Al-Minaa 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10 Qualified to Third place match 0–0 1–0 3–2
3 Naft Al-Junoob 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 1–1 1–1 1–0
4 Duhok 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–0 1–1 1–0
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Third place match
Al-Minaa 0–3 (w/o) Al-Shorta
Final
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p.) 		Naft Al-Wasat

Third place match

Al-Minaa0–3 (w/o)Al-Shorta
Referee: Salam Amer

Al-Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory as Al-Minaa did not turn up for the game.

Al-Minaa
Al-Shorta

Final

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–0 (a.e.t.)Naft Al-Wasat
Penalties
Abdul-Jabbar soccer ball with check mark
Karim soccer ball with check mark
Kadhim soccer ball with red X
Ahmad soccer ball with check mark
Khribin soccer ball with check mark
Ajan soccer ball with check mark
Natiq soccer ball with red X
Midani soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with check mark Mohsen
soccer ball with check mark Noumi
soccer ball with red X Khalaf
soccer ball with check mark Mohammed
soccer ball with check mark Abbas
soccer ball with check mark Jassim
soccer ball with red X Sabri
soccer ball with check mark Haj
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Naft Al-Wasat

Final positions

Pos Team Pld Pts Eff Qualification
1 Naft Al-Wasat 25 43 57.3% 2016 AFC Cup
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 25 44 58.7% 2016 AFC Cup
3 Al-Shorta 23 53 76.8%
4 Al-Minaa 23 35 50.7%
Eliminated in the Elite Stage
5 Amanat Baghdad 22 30 45.5%
6 Duhok 22 26 39.4%
7 Naft Al-Junoob 24 35 48.6%
8 Al-Zawraa 24 35 48.6%
Eliminated in the Group Stage
9 Al-Karkh 18 26 48.1%
10 Al-Talaba 16 17 35.4%
11 Erbil 18 25 46.3%
12 Naft Maysan 16 17 35.4%
13 Zakho 18 20 37.0%
14 Al-Hudood 16 16 33.3%
15 Karbalaa 18 19 35.2%
16 Al-Naft 16 15 31.3%
17 Al-Najaf 16 15 31.3%
18 Al-Kahrabaa 18 16 29.6%
Relegated
19 Masafi Al-Wasat 18 14 25.9%
20 Al-Sulaymaniya 0 0 0.0%

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta 15
2 Iraq Hussein Ali Wahid Al-Minaa 10
3 Iraq Ali Salah Al-Talaba 8
Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Karkh
Iraq Dhurgham Ismail Al-Shorta

Hat-tricks

Player name[2][3] Scored for Scored against Goals Result Date of match
Iraq Ali Salah Al-Talaba Al-Najaf 3 5–0 24 December 2014
Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 3 4–1 17 May 2015
Iraq Marwan Hussein Al-Shorta Al-Zawraa 3 4–1 21 June 2015

References

  1. ^ "Iraqi League 2014–2015". Goalzz.com.
  2. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Group Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2014/2015 Elite Stage All Fixtures". Goalzz. Kooora.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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